Category Archives: Industry News
Stress-Busting Tips for Property Management in Hertfor...
The idea that investing in rental property is easy passive income is a myth. Letting and managing rental property can be stressful, especially for inexperienced or accidental landlords. This month sees the championing of Stress Awareness Month; an annual event which recognises the dangers of modern-day stress and provides valuable coping strategies. If you are wading through tenancy treacle, read our top tips to …
Introducing a World First for the Estate Agency Indust...
A leading international inventor has chosen Abel to be one of only ten estate agencies in the world to trial his Artificial Intelligence (AI) software. The reclusive billionaire and his team of experts have created a ground-breaking app that translates a person’s thoughts into a text message by analysing their brainwaves. It involves the wearing of a baseball-style cap that has sensors in it. …
Easy DIY Projects to Help Sell Your Home Faster
It’s DIY Day on 3 April and if you’re planning to sell your home, here are six easy things you can do yourself to help sell it quickly. They are simple, straightforward, and inexpensive ways to improve your home’s look and value. Happy DIY Day! Make sure your exterior looks excellent Prospective buyers make up their minds within a few minutes of arriving, so …
Seven Ways People Pulled Together During the Pandemic
In years to come, when we talk about living through the pandemic, we’ll no doubt mention face masks, home-schooling, and Zoom meetings. But let’s not forget the countless examples of kindness and resourcefulness that we’ve witnessed in the community over the past 12 months. Here are seven examples of can-do spirit in action. Mutual aid groups Since last March, 4,000 mutual aid groups have …
How to Get the Most out of Your Stay-at-Home Holiday i...
In this three-minute read, we look at how you can use your garden to make a staycation feel like you really are getting away from it all. The last year has left many of us more in need of a holiday than ever. While things will slowly start getting back to normal, there remain plenty of valid reasons that may make you reluctant to …
Sell Your Home This Spring by Following These Top Tips
In this two-minute read, we reveal five steps to prepare your home for sale in spring (part two of a two-part article). If you’re planning a spring move, get ahead of the competition by preparing your property for sale now. You’d be amazed how a little bit of planning and elbow grease can influence the sale process. Paying attention to detail can mean the …
Six Ways Letting Agents Save Landlords Time
In this two-minute read, we look at how letting agents handle the fiddly, time-consuming elements of renting out a property (part two of a two-part series). In part two of our series on property management, we look at how letting agents save landlords time – that precious commodity that is always in short supply. A survey of 500 landlords found that using a letting …
How to Secure the Snappy Sale of Your Home This Spring
In this two-minute read, we look at ways to prepare your home for a successful spring sale (part one of a two-part article). If you’re planning to put your home on the market in the next few months, now is the time to spring into action (see what we did there?). Traditionally, the property market booms in springtime, with many buyers and sellers opting …
How to Banish Back-to-School Nerves
In this two-minute read, we look at how parents in Hertford can help their children adjust to being back in the classroom. After many long and draining weeks of learning from home, children across the UK are finally returning to school. While weary parents may be glad to see the back of homeschooling, some children may find the transition from front room to classroom daunting. After …
What the Spring Budget Means for Home Movers in Hertfo...
A two-minute read. This afternoon the Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to get England back on track as we come out of the pandemic. Among furlough extensions, extra support for the self-employed and business loan schemes was the welcome news that the stamp duty holiday is being extended. When it was introduced, the original deadline was March 31 2021. Here’s what the Chancellor …
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